tom_simes
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Organiser: South Wales
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
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Originally posted by daymoon
the parts are designed to fail too easrly imho...
what? who the fuck designs parts to deliberatly fail after such a short space of time?
i forgot to put after "imho..."
but seriously, i chat with a lad on msn I met through owners club, and he studies mechanical engineering in hartforshire i think..
one of his tutots used to work for ford designing parts to fail after waranty expires....
[Edited on 14-03-2009 by daymoon]
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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Tbh serves them right for buying a poverty spec one.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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i wanna know what failed
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
Tbh serves them right for buying a poverty spec one.
I was going to say that
Shouldn't have gone for the Exclusiv 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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oh
theres the first recall 
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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My unlce picked up his 09 plate zafira diesel on thursday,
It was back with vauxhall on thursday with major engine failure,
Valves met pistons, with only 4 miles on the clock 
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by aron
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
who's to say it hasnt done 100k already
it's 2 weeks old, 100k? would have averaged 297mph since it hit the road in that case. megalolz
Fuck me are some people totally thick! Cant you sense sarcasim?
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
My unlce picked up his 09 plate zafira diesel on thursday,
It was back with vauxhall on thursday with major engine failure,
Valves met pistons, with only 4 miles on the clock
That would be a mega pissed of moment
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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Park Assist?
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aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
quote:
Originally posted by aron
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
who's to say it hasnt done 100k already
it's 2 weeks old, 100k? would have averaged 297mph since it hit the road in that case. megalolz
Fuck me are some people totally thick! Cant you sense sarcasim?
nic was joking, i was joking, the jokes on you for not seeing that.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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i wasnt joking at all.
you'd be amazed how many "other" brand cars also suffer problems with a new model almost right away.
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X 60RSA
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This is what happens when peoples jobs are on the line, deliberately making mistakes whilst building the cars!
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
the parts are designed to fail too easrly imho...
what? who the fuck designs parts to deliberatly fail after such a short space of time?
i forgot to put after "imho..."
but seriously, i chat with a lad on msn I met through owners club, and he studies mechanical engineering in hartforshire i think..
one of his tutots used to work for ford designing parts to fail after waranty expires....
[Edited on 14-03-2009 by daymoon]
That's intentional. They're not going to design stuff to fail during the warrenty period, they'd shell out a fortune on that. Plus I think that you've got the wrong end of the stick too.
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